Hyphenation of current

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word current? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of current:

1.	A flow of electricity through a conductor The current was measured in amperes
2.	A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) The raft floated downstream on the current He felt a stream of air The hose ejected a stream of water
3.	Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas Two streams of development run through American history Stream of consciousness The flow of thought The current of history
4.	Occurring in or belonging to the present time Current events The current topic Current negotiations Current psychoanalytic theories The ship's current position

Synonyms of current:

adj	current, actual, afoot, underway, circulating, contemporary, present-day, incumbent, live, ongoing, in progress, on-line, prevailing, prevalent, rife, topical, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, latest, live, modern, new
noun	electric current, electrical phenomenon
noun	stream, flow, flowing
noun	stream, flow, course, line

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.